Cornwall Prowlers win an 8-4 friendly against Cedars

Cornwall Prowlers win an 8-4 friendly against Cedars

Francis Racine, Special to the Standard-Freeholder

Published on: April 8, 2019 | Last Updated: April 8, 2019 6:05 PM EDT

The Cornwall Prowlers gave their team something to cheer for during an exhibition game against the Cedars hockey team at the Benson Centre on Sunday April 7, 2019 in Cornwall, Ont. The Prowlers won 8-4.
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Cornwall Prowlers’ fans were treated to quite a bit of scoring during the team’s exhibition game against the Montreal-based Cedars hockey team Saturday.

As somewhat of an omen of things to come, the Prowler’s Gabriel Veilleux quickly made his way through the opposing zone, scoring his team’s first goal, 16 seconds in the game. He was assisted by captain Marc-André Labelle.

The visiting Montreal team managed to score two goals before the end of the period.

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Trailing by one goal in the second period, the Prowlers used their power play in order to overwhelm the Cedars. Veilleux scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Marc-Olivier Bazinet.

A few minutes later, Cornwall’s Adrian Moyes managed to slip a crisp wrist shot deep within the Cedars’ net, during a two-on-one, He was assisted by teammate Michael Pregent.

The visiting team still had some fight left in it, scoring mere seconds later, after the puck bounced off Prowlers’ goalie Frederick Roy.

Cornwall’s offence shifted into high gear during the third period however, much to the delight of fans. A slapshot from the blue line allowed Moyes to score his second goal of the game. The Cedars forwards managed to capitalize on a powerplay, scoring three minutes later.

A member of the Cornwall Prowlers helps a Cedars player off the ice during an exhibition game between the two teams on Sunday April 7, 2019 in Cornwall, Ont. Cornwall won 8-4.Francis Racine/Special to the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia NetworkFrancis Racine /
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The Prowlers answered with four more goals from Pierre-Luc Sabourin, who scored two, as well as from Labelle and Veilleux, who completed a hat trick. Cornwall easily won the game 8 to 4.

“We played a good game tonight,” said Prowlers coach and general manager Mitch Gagne. “We were shocked at how good they played. But in the long run, we outlasted them. Our experience is what gave us the win tonight.”

The Cornwall team, which completed its first year of operation last season, will be joining a new league, starting next year.

“The main factor that led us to leaving the Outaouais league was the amount of travelling our players had to do. They all have nine-to-five jobs and we were asking them to drive 250 kilometers to games. It didn’t make sense.”

The new league, which is still being planned, would ideally be made up of eight teams, with two divisions of four, explained Gagne, who is one of the people working to pull it together.

“It (the league) would extend from Kingston, to Pembroke and to Hawkesbury,” said an excited Gagne. “That way, players would not have to go as far to play.”